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 17th June - 30th June 1987

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17th June - 30th June 1987

 

Volume 9 - Number 12 - Issue 223

Cover Photo - Julian Barton

Price - 45p    Pages - 80

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Interviewers

Derrin Schlesinger - Jim Kerr

William Shaw - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Ian Cranna - Andy Bell

Sylvia Patterson - Beastie Boys

Tom Hibbert - David Bowie

Photographers

Paul Cox - ABC (Page 2)

Paul Rider - Terrence Trent D'Arby (Page 3, 14-16)

Julian Barton - Curiosity Killed The Cat

(Page 3, 28-30)

Andy Catlin - Andy Bell (Page 3, 46-48)

Paul Rider - Beastie Boys (Page 3, 52-54)

Denis O'Regan - David Bowie (Page 3)

LFI - Freddie Mercury (Page 4)

Paul Cox - Pete Burns and Family (Page 4)

 Adrian Green - Suzanne Vega (Page 5)

LFI - Ibiza Rock And Pop Festival (Page 6)

Paul Rider - Hue and Cry (Page 7)

Retna - Bruce Springsteen (Page 8)

Julian Barton - Johnny Hates Jazz (Page 8)

DID Circle - A-Ha (Page 9)

Sheila Rock - Jim Kerr (Page 24)

Robert Matheu - Jim Kerr and Chrissie Hynde

(Page 25)

Scope Features - Pepsi and Shirlie (Centre Spread 1)

Brian Aris - Curiosity Killed The Cat (Page 57)

Paul Rider - Skateboarder (Page 69)

Dennis O'Regan / Idols - David Bowie (Page 73-74)

DOA - Boy George (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Genesis - Throwing It All Away

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well

Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend

Chris Rea - Let's Dance

Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle (Live)

Bruce Willis -Under The Boardwalk

ABC - When Smokey Sings

Whitesnake - Is This Love

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Misfit

General

Personal File

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Centre Spread:

01 - Pepsi and Shirlie

02 - Wet Wet Wet

Back Cover:

Boy George

Interviews

Samantha Fox

Bitz

Pete Burns and Family

Freddie Mercury

Suzanne Vega

Spandau Ballet

Duran Duran

Marillion

Chris Rea

Hue and Cry

Ben E. King

Prince

Bruce Springsteen

Johnny Hates Jazz

A-Ha

Mirage

 

Birthdays:

Barry Manilow (41)

Paul McCartney (45)

Mark Brzezick (30)

Jimmy Sommerville (26)

Cyndi Lauper (34)

Astro (30)

George Michael (24)

Tony Hadley (27)

Stedman Pearson (23)

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Fan Clubs:

Erasure

Curiosity Killed The Cat

U2

Simple Minds

ABC

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Wet Wet Wet

Beastie Boys

Bruce Willis

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Jim Kerr (Simple Minds

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Andy Bell (Erasure)

The Beastie Boys

David Bowie

Features:

None

Posters

ABC

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Reviews

Singles:
Tom Hibbert

A-Ha - The Living Daylights

The Christians - Hooverville

Bob Geldof - I Cry Too

Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin

Cliff Richard - My Pretty One

The Cure - Catch

Shakin' Stevens - A Little Boogie Woogie (In The Back Of My Mind)

That Petrol Emotion - Swamp

Eric Clapton with Tina Turner- Tearing Us Apart

Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle

 Fleetwood Mac - Seven Wonders

Iggy Pop - Isolation

Albums: 

Reg Snipton
Chris Heath
Ian Cranna

Marillion - Clutching At Straws

Boy George - Solid

Whitney Houston - Whitney

Stan Campbell - Stan Campbell

Various

Book:

None

Video:

Elton John Live In Australia

Film:

The Secret To My Success (Vici MacDonald)

Things:

Skateboarding

Nights Out: 

U2 - Wembley Arena London (Barry McIlheney)

Merchandise

This Issue came with one of 4 Free Badge which featured the following:

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Beastie Boys

Smash Hits

Madonna

Curiosity Killed The Cat

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It also came with the First Token in order to get the rest of the Badges

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For more on that click the link below

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Badge

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This Issue also came with another chance to get your hands on a brand new Smash Hits T-Shirt

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For more on that click the link below

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T-Shirt

Mutterings:

Donna Allan

Swing Out Sister

Housemartins

Simon Le Bon

Eater

999

The Adverts

The Cortinas

UB40

Michael Jackson

The Queen

Tom Jones

A-Ha

Helena Springs

Whitney Houston

Suzanne Vega

Beastie Boys

Jon Moss

Boy George

Joan Collins

Genesis

Prince

Bon Jovi

Dave Bryan

Run DMC

Huey Lewis

Madonna and Sean Penn

Rupert Everett

Bruce Willis

Vesta Williams

Janet Jones

Sherry Rivera

 

Princes Trust with

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Alison Moyet

Bryan Adams

Labi Siffre

Midge Ure

Ben E. King

Boy George

Spandau Ballet

Elton John

Go West

Ringo Star

Eric Clapton

George Harrison

Phil Collins

Paul Young 

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Adverts

Boy George - Sold Album

Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle (Live) Single

Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin Single

Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over Single

The Secret Of My Success Film

Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend Single

Genesis - Throwing It All Away Single and Tour

Links

Happy Reading

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